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This is a huge topic and will take time to teach it to you It took God 17 years to show me. He is working much faster today.
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A PRAYER NETWORK 24/7 AROUND THE WORLD
God took a great deal of time to teach me how prayer networks need to work we were to begin with trying to start a prayer circle in our Church connect people with people and the idea was good but not successful.
CRESCENT FALLS NORDEG ALBERTA
I headed out to the mountains to a place called Crescent Falls. I never do this but that day I said God where-ever my Bible opens that's where I am going to read today. It opened to Ezekiel 1, my first response was sure God the Star Wars book, really?? I started to read and my eyes were opened. As I was reading I saw the wheels and the eyes and the fire and lightening I saw it all not a vision but like a actual picture in my mind of what Ezekiel saw it was like 2 spirals and when they were moving they started to look just like a wheel within a wheel. It was a long time later that God started to talk to me about the Fibonacci sequence. There are many great books about spiritual warfare but I will spend more time talking about Strategic spiritual warfare.
LET'S BEGIN ALTHOUGH IT MAY NOT END FOR YEARS
Strategic Spiritual Warfare
Strategic warfare is like playing a great game of change every move is vital to reach the end play
Definition of
Strategy:, a word of military origin, refers to a plan of action designed to
achieve a particular goal. In military usage, strategy is distinct
from tactics, which are concerned with the conduct
of an engagement, while strategy is concerned with how different engagements
are linked. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategy
In the Church up till now we have mostly taught and
fought battles as tactics and while this worked in the past it is way to slow
and unpredictable for the future.Tactics are usually on the fly and made up to complete a strategic move,if however; they do not come together then tactics will be overcome and strategies left behind.
The book of the Bible that I think is the utmost
authority on strategy and the most sidestepped around book in the Bible is the book
of Ezekiel. I think the book of Ezekiel is a book all about what prayer and
strategic spiritual warfare needs to look like in the last days. Here we go….
I find it interesting how exact Ezekiel is in his recollection
of what happens Ezekiel 1:1 1 Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year,
in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the River Chebar, that the heavens were opened and I saw visions of God
13th yr 4th month
5th day that is precise he was among the captives by the river
Chebar and that the heavens were opened, all of that just to say he saw a
vision from God.
I wonder often, if he wasn’t so
specific when he wrote this down because he thought people were likely to think
he was insane. I think in those days it may have been quite common for prophets
to see the spiritual realm or he may have worded this differently.
Then he repeats much of what he already
said but added that it was the time of King Jehoiachins captivity, that the
word of God came to himself expressly, He was the son of Buzi and they were in
the land of the Chaldean, and the hand of the LORD was on him.
Ezekiel
1:2 2 On the fifth day of the month, which was in the fifth year of King
Jehoiachin’s captivity, 3 the word of the LORD came
expressly to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldean by the River
Buzi means: {contempt} Ezekiel means
{strength of God} Jehoiachin means: {whom
Jehovah has appointed} Chebar means {force or
strength} Chaldean
{while I have found differing suggestions on this name it is referred to most
often as Diviners or astrologers.}
So Ezekiel the strength of God, the son
of Contempt, was in Captivity with King Jehoiachin who Jehovah had appointed by
the river of {force
or strength} in captivity to possible diviners. Not the greatest place to have
a vision.
The
scripture continues to describe the vision, here it is
4 Then I looked, and behold, a
whirlwind was coming out of the north, a great cloud with raging fire engulfing
itself; and brightness was all around it and radiating
out of its midst like the color of amber, out of the midst of the fire.
In the wilderness Moses and the children of God
were covered by day with a cloud and surrounded by night with a pillar of fire
so perhaps this is talking about the protection of God on His people in the
last days.
5Also it came from within the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: they had the likeness of a man. 6 Each one had four faces, and each one had four wings. 7 Their legs were straight, and the soles of
their feet were like the soles of calves’
feet. They sparkled like the color of burnished bronze.
8 The hands of a man were under their wings on their four sides; and each of the four had faces
and wings. 9 Their wings touched one
another. The creatures did not turn when they went,
but each one went straight forward.
10 as for the likeness of their faces, each had the face of a man; each of the four had the face of a lion on the right side, each of the four had the face of an ox on the left side, and each of the four had the face of an eagle. 11 Thus were their faces. Their wings stretched upward; two wings of each one touched one another, and two covered their bodies. 12 And each one went straight forward; they went wherever the spirit wanted to go, and they did not turn when they went.
13 As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, like the appearance of torches going back and forth among the living creatures. The fire was bright, and out of the fire went lightning. 14 And the living creatures ran back and forth, in appearance like a flash of lightning.
10 as for the likeness of their faces, each had the face of a man; each of the four had the face of a lion on the right side, each of the four had the face of an ox on the left side, and each of the four had the face of an eagle. 11 Thus were their faces. Their wings stretched upward; two wings of each one touched one another, and two covered their bodies. 12 And each one went straight forward; they went wherever the spirit wanted to go, and they did not turn when they went.
13 As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, like the appearance of torches going back and forth among the living creatures. The fire was bright, and out of the fire went lightning. 14 And the living creatures ran back and forth, in appearance like a flash of lightning.
15 Now as I looked at the living creatures, behold, a wheel was on the earth beside each living creature with its four faces. 16 The appearance of the wheels and their workings was like the color of beryl, and all four had the same likeness. The appearance of their workings was, as it were, a wheel in the middle of a wheel. 17 When they moved, they went toward any one of four directions; they did not turn aside when they went. 18 As for their rims, they were so high they were awesome; and their rims were full of eyes, all around the four of them. 19 When the living creatures went, the wheels went beside them; and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up. 20 Wherever the spirit wanted to go, they went, because there the spirit went; and the wheels were lifted together with them, for the spirit of the living creatures[c]was in the wheels. 21 When those went, these went; when those stood, these stood; and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up together with them, for the spirit of the living creatures[d]was in the wheels.
22 The likeness of the firmament above the heads of the living creatures[e]was like the color of an awesome crystal, stretched out over their heads. 23 And under the firmament their wings spread out straight, one toward another. Each one had two which covered one side, and each one had two which covered the other side of the body. 24 When they went, I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of many waters, like the voice of the Almighty, a tumult like the noise of an army; and when they stood still, they let down their wings. 25 A voice came from above the firmament that was over their heads; whenever they stood, they let down their wings.
26 And above the firmament over their heads was the likeness of a throne, in appearance like a sapphire stone; on the likeness of the throne was a likeness with the appearance of a man high above it. 27 Also from the appearance of His waist and upward I saw, as it were, the color of amber with the appearance of fire all around within it; and from the appearance of His waist and downward I saw, as it were, the appearance of fire with brightness all around. 28 Like the appearance of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day, so was the appearance of the brightness all around it. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD.
For years I thought that if I was to
draw this it would look like something from Star Wars, today I think this is a
vision of Strategic prayer. There is an expression that I have heard often in
my life and it is “they came from the four corners of the earth; I wonder if
this isn’t what the faces represents, the north south east and west.
If you consider the world round with 4
vehicles leaving from one point and returning to that point it is actually
straight lines which take away from being round to being square. And if you
consider the picture of the above description it would likely be more like a
spiral or circle inside another circle
I am going to go to verse 13 for now
and its appearance. It was like burning coals of fire like the appearance of torches going back and
forth among the living
creatures.
Seems like what the Holy Spirit might look like
in a vision, since we don’t see Him except in people it is hard to say. I want us to look at the workings of these
beings and what the rest of this chapter is talking about.
What we do know scientifically is that lightening
is power, and for lightening to be harnessed it first has to be in a continuing
circle. In Matthew it tells us that Jesus came to baptize us with the Holy
Spirit and fire.
Matthew
3:11
I indeed baptize you
with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after
me is mightier than I,
whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He
will baptize you with the Holy
Spirit and fire.
A wheel was on the earth beside each living creature with its four faces. The appearance of the wheels and their workings were like the color of
beryl, and all four had the same likeness. (Beryl in this scripture is probably
referring to the same beryl that was found in the priest breastplate and it is
likely a white translucent stone representing purification through refiner’s
fire.)
The appearance of their workings was, as it were, a wheel in the middle of a wheel
A wheel was on the earth beside each living creature with its four faces. The appearance of the wheels and their workings were like the color of
beryl, and all four had the same likeness. (Beryl in this scripture is probably
referring to the same beryl that was found in the priest breastplate and it is
likely a white translucent stone representing purification through refiner’s
fire.)
The appearance of their workings was, as it were, a wheel in the middle of a wheel
Unity defined:
1. The state or quality of being one; singleness.
2. The state or quality of being in accord; harmony.
3. Arrangement of parts
into a whole; unification.
4. Singleness or
constancy of purpose or action; continuity: "In
an army you need unity of purpose" (Emmeline Pankhurst).
A wheel within a wheel and when each creature moves it goes only in one of four directions, it has to land to change direction. I often think when we pray, there are so many things to pray for that we get going in many directions and never get together to go in one direction. It is important to also note that where the creatures went so did the spirit go.
Ezekiel 1:20.
So all that to start
here, the wheels one wheel within a wheel four wheels with every creature and
they can only move in one direction at a time.
I have this belief that nature the earth and the heavens reveal all about God.
Psalm 19:1-10
The heavens declare the glory of God;
And the firmament shows His handiwork And the firmament shows His handiwork.
2 Day unto day utters speech,
And night unto night reveals knowledge.
3 There is no speech nor language
Where their voice is not heard.
4 Their line[a] has gone out through all the earth,
And their words to the end of the world.
And the firmament shows His handiwork And the firmament shows His handiwork.
2 Day unto day utters speech,
And night unto night reveals knowledge.
3 There is no speech nor language
Where their voice is not heard.
4 Their line[a] has gone out through all the earth,
And their words to the end of the world.
In them He has set a
tabernacle for the sun,
5 Which is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber,
And rejoices like a strong man to run its race.
6 Its rising is from one end of heaven,
And its circuit to the other end;
And there is nothing hidden from its heat.
5 Which is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber,
And rejoices like a strong man to run its race.
6 Its rising is from one end of heaven,
And its circuit to the other end;
And there is nothing hidden from its heat.
It would
seem that the Lord put everything in the Bible also in His creation that we
would be able to comprehend in time His plans for the earth.
I think the
book of Ezekiel is also explained in His creation. Ithink that this book is not like the
Books of Revelation or Daniel, referring to the nations of the world I think it
is talking about the Spiritual outpouring of the Spirit of God on all flesh in
the later days. If we look at the book
of Ezekiel as a book about prayer networking and then the outpouring of the
Spirit of the Lord; Then, what at first
glance looked like Ezekiel was a little crazy to being Ezekiel was a prophet of
the end times like John and Daniel, except that it is not about the enemy but about God's people united in prayer.
Ezekiel goes on to describe a little better the wheels
verse 18- As for their rims,
they were so high they were awesome;
and their rims were full of eyes, all around the four of them.
The other
thing worth noting at this time is verse 24 & 25 24 When
they went, I heard the noise of their
wings, like the noise of many waters,
like the voice of the Almighty, a tumult
like the noise of an army; and
when they stood still, they let down their wings. 25 A voice came from above the
firmament that was over their heads; whenever
they stood, they let down their wings.
It was very
noisy like an army we read about the Wheels again in Ezekiel 3:12-13 12 Then the Spirit lifted me up,
and I heard behind me a great thunderous voice: “Blessed is the glory
of the LORD from His place!” 13 I also heard the noise of the wings of the living
creatures that touched one another, and
the noise of the wheels beside them, and
a great thunderous noise.
Recently the past 2-3 years I have at times heard this sound coming near the end of a conference or a time of prayer and it sounds just like a mighty thunderous voice.
As we as Christians start to get together in prayer this is a sound much greater then what they heard in Jericho. This will be heard around the world.
This is a time in history when the nations around the world are to unite to
join in prayer to make 4 creatures with 4 wheels each operation together as a
wheel within a wheel with rims covered in eyes (People) Taking the Voice of the
Jesus and voice of the Holy Spirit with a lot of noise. A very simple summary of what this describes.
Today is perhaps the only time in
history where we can establish people watching all over the world in seconds in
one accord to come together toward one purpose, because of the modern technology!
The internet as scary as it can be is also one of the greatest tools ever for
joining people together. Facebook has
started something called social networking mapping, but I think God already
thousands of years ago developed the idea so that it can be spiritual
networking, POWER.
The most important thing that this part of strategy teaches us to move in one direction and when we are all finished we land and start a new direction. This is important because Jesus said if 2 or more of you agree touching anything it shall be done. As a prayer network say you want to have 2 goals Your Church and the missions in Africa. When you pray for your church then every one of the 13 of you need to keep that focus until God is finished with that area. Then Stop land and start a new prayer strategy. When you start a new area of Prayer set down some Goals. Example for your church you might want to find out the vision of your pastor, the mission statement of your church, maybe even some statistics about salivations, new people etc. Find out some of the needs in your city and how your church might be able to meet some of those needs. Research, watch, keep your eyes open. And then don't talk about the problems without putting them in your strategy and actually praying about what God is saying about this area. To begin with anyone that believes they hear the Lord speak to them about someone should message the center of that particular circle.
God goes on to tell Ezekiel that He has made him a watchman to the nation of Israel
so I am going to make a bolder statement saying that the rims (eyes) and the
wheels are watchman gatekeepers doorkeepers and the intercessors.
Let’s take a look at
Ezekiel himself in Chapter one he is called a Prophet and in Chapter 3 He’s is
now called a watchman to the nation
of Israel.
In the new testament Jesus challenged all of us to watch although some people are gifted in this area.OKAY I WILL STOP HERE FOR TODAY MORE TO COME.
